ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan has responded to the replysubmitted by PTI Chairman Imran Khan in show cause notice in NA 53violation of code of conduct case.
ECP accepted on Friday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan’sapology over violating the electoral code of conduct by casting hispublicly instead of going behind the voting screen.
The commission has also ordered the issuance of notification for Imran’svictory in NA-53, where he stamped the ballot paper publicly instead ofgoing behind the voting screen to cast his vote in secrecy.
A written reply and an affidavit were submitted by the PTI chief earlier inthe day during a hearing held by a four-member bench that was headed byChief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza.
The commission had sought a signed apology from Imran and also rejected theresponse submitted by his counsel Babar Awan a day earlier.
According to the PTI chief’s counsel, his client did not intentionallystamp his ballot publicly. The reply stated that photos of Imran’s ballotwere taken without his permission, while the curtain, used around theballot for secrecy, had fallen due to crowd inside the polling booth.